A bill in the Missouri Legislature would permit teachers and educators with concealed-carry permits to bring their guns to school in the name of school safety.

While many Missouri districts have school resource officers that help provide security, Kansas City Mayor Sly James said he has a problem with letting educators carry legal concealed guns to classrooms.

James said he thinks some parents may have the same problem.

"Do they have a right to know which teachers are carrying guns at school?" James said. "And what if they object to their child's teacher having a gun? What happens there?"

Even some boosters of the measure that would permit armed teachers said educators would have to get more training than normal.

The bill has been filed, but it has not been sent to a committee for consideration.

On the Kansas side, the Emporia School District said it would have armed security guards at its schools beginning next month. The district said two of those guards are retired police officers.

The Mid-America Regional Council said it plans ways to respond to all kinds of school emergencies, whether it's a shooting, a tornado or something else.

The president's proposals may include such reforms as stronger background checks on gun sales, a ban on high-capacity magazine clips and a renewal of the ban on assault weapons. All three issues may prompt a huge political fight.

"Do you think criminals are going to go and get a background check before they sell a gun to another criminal? No," said gun store owner Chuck Nesby.

The president may choose to enact some of the changes by executive order, avoiding a prolonged fight with Republicans in Congress.

"I'm confident that there are some steps that we can take that don't require legislation," Obama said.

The onslaught on Houthis rebels in Yemen continued Tuesday, with the Saudi-led coalition asserting increasing control while locals fled the chaos and casualties piled up -- dozens of civilians among them.